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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better grasp these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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